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Cities - safe for all?
According to the UN more than 60% of us - the world's population - will be living in cities when we reach 2030. Realistically most of you reading this post today will do so from an urban setting -...
View ArticleEve teasing, cat-calling… what’s the problem?
Activistas across the globe have done a temperature check on what city life is really like. A view from Dhaka, Bangladesh:Join the conversation - tweet @Activista and @ActionAid using #Safecities and...
View ArticleHow can we make cities safer for women?
This guy has some great ideas - what do you think?Join the conversation - tweet @Activista and @ActionAid using #Safecities and #OrangeDay
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Safe Cities for Women and the Rise of the Mainstream Feminist
2014 was undoubtedly the Year of the Feminist. Having worked in women’s rights for a number of years, and having been passionate about them for a good deal more, I’ve felt something change over the...
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#SafeCitiesBecause Caption Competition
It's nearly International Women's Day 2015 and around the world, there are events and celebrations to mark the occasion, raise awareness of the issues that women still face, and influence the people in...
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"I wish I could live without fear"
“I wish I could be free and live without fear; I wish we had well lit streets in my neighbourhood; I wish the neighbourhood was well patrolled, and I didn’t need to be afraid of the police. It would be...
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The city is ours: Occupy it!
Reclaiming their right to the city is something social movements in Brazil know well. After only 12 hours in the city of Recife, I was already hearing of the latest occupation by the social movement,...
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The difference between brothers and sisters: a story from Kenya
This week a woman called Margaret taught me about the difference between brothers and sisters. Margaret is from a small village outside Malindi in Kenya. She is struggling. Struggling with the burden...
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The right not to live on the margins of society
Together with our partner Casa da Mulher do Nordeste and thanks to the support of Comic Relief, for the last 3 years, we have been running a programme with Afro-Brazilian girls aged 10-18 who live in...
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Cities for whom? Gender inequality in the cities
In 2014, just before FIFA’s World Cup in Brazil, social movements were protesting in the streets using messages like “Come to the streets!” “It’s not only about R$0,20”. These were struggles for better...
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Freedom to Move
ActionAid 178622_2786.pdf178619_2785.pdfFriday, November 25, 2016Millions of people use public transport every day; it is the lifeblood of cities and the most efficient way to move people. Over half...
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The striking strength of Passarinho's women
On the weekend of 25th to 27th November I joined a group of 30 women in Passarinho community in the outskirt of Recife city, Northeast of Brazil, for the 16 days of action to end violence against...
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